{"id":102745,"date":"2022-10-20T13:35:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/helaena-targaryens-house-of-the-dragon-prophecies-explained\/"},"modified":"2022-10-20T13:35:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:35:01","slug":"helaena-targaryens-house-of-the-dragon-prophecies-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/helaena-targaryens-house-of-the-dragon-prophecies-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Helaena Targaryen&#8217;s &#8216;House of the Dragon&#8217; Prophecies Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Dance of the Dragons has finally begun.  Whether the first salvo of the civil war dividing House Targaryen came from the Greens or the Blacks in HBO&#8217;s \u201cHouse of the Dragon,\u201d one theme has emerged: Helaena Targaryen saw it coming.<\/p>\n<p>the sister-wife of Aegon II, whose contested reign now challenges Princess Rhaenyra&#8217;s claim to the throne, is now the supposed queen of the realm;  together, they have three children.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the season, Helaena has been shown to have dragon dreams \u2014 the ability to see visions of the future.  It&#8217;s a trait that runs in the Targaryen line.  Generations earlier, Daenys Targaryen, known as the Dreamer, foresaw the cataclysmic event called the Doom of Valyria and convinced her father to relocate the family to Dragonstone, making them the only major dragonlord clan to survive the catastrophe (some others survived but were killed soon after).<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear what dragon dreams actually understand of their visions.  Do they come in sudden pictures or verses?  Young Helaena often speaks in riddles or ostensibly random phrasing.  By the penultimate episode of the season, she appears notably agitated, at times swatting away her mother&#8217;s hand or refusing to look at Aegon during his coronation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 451px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:64%;\"><noscript><img alt=\"Helaena can't bear to look at Aegon here.  Why?  (Ollie Upton \/ HBO)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/PGFvtAWdqvN1jQMWIuKu8Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTQ1MQ--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/pD1gs.NwsOywnCTt_hoDYQ--~B\/aD0xNTk5O3c9MjUwMDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nbc_today_217\/62c2c39a7900fbb6eb896e8569781907\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Helaena can&#8217;t bear to look at Aegon here.  Why?  (Ollie Upton \/ HBO)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In any case, it&#8217;s worth listening to Helaena&#8217;s words closely, as they are quietly illuminating.  Here&#8217;s a look at all of her prophecies so far \u2014 some paid off, others perhaps still to come this season or the ones to come.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;It has eyes, though I don&#8217;t believe it can see.&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>In a quiet scene in the sixth episode, Helaena examines a millipede in her arthropod collection as her mother, Alicent, looks on.  While her words here can certainly be applied to the millipede, it also describes members of her house \u2014 those blinded by familial loyalties (Viserys), moral rigidity (Alicent) or the quest for power or revenge (Otto Hightower, Aemond).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 470px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:67%;\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Evie Allen, right, as young Helaena Targaryen.  (HBO)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/lNEV0M2V9tW7XlRO1IGKgg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTQ3MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/FcOHcCLLNJRyYMkR9oDpTQ--~B\/aD0xMjgwO3c9MTkyMDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nbc_today_217\/1d9ce82802ffc6ee605c2d0523ba0616\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"Evie Allen, right, as young Helaena Targaryen.  (HBO)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/lNEV0M2V9tW7XlRO1IGKgg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTQ3MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/FcOHcCLLNJRyYMkR9oDpTQ--~B\/aD0xMjgwO3c9MTkyMDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nbc_today_217\/1d9ce82802ffc6ee605c2d0523ba0616\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Evie Allen, right, as young Helaena Targaryen.  (HBO)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>&#8216;He&#8217;ll have to close an eye.&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>In the same scene, Helaena predicts that Aemond will have his own dragon but that \u201che&#8217;ll have to close an eye.\u201d  That&#8217;s paid off in the very next episode, when young Aemond claims the dragon Vhagar but then loses his left eye in a fight he instigates with Rhaenyra&#8217;s sons Jacaerys and Lucerys and Daemon&#8217;s daughters, Baela and Rhaena.<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"link caas-button collapse-button\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-ylk=\"elm:readmore;slk:Story continues\">Story continues<\/button><\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 498px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:71%;\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"House of Dragon (HBO Max)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/V5Shcp.MQjfl1dYwxonK_Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTQ5OA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/N7Ft1pUIl92Yn0x7saQ_pA--~B\/aD0yNTAwO3c9MzUzNzthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nbc_today_217\/3a29ed1b3b880f15a198ef8109bc544e\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"House of Dragon (HBO Max)\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/V5Shcp.MQjfl1dYwxonK_Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTQ5OA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/N7Ft1pUIl92Yn0x7saQ_pA--~B\/aD0yNTAwO3c9MzUzNzthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nbc_today_217\/3a29ed1b3b880f15a198ef8109bc544e\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">House of Dragon (HBO Max)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>&#8216;The last ring has no legs at all.&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Again, this is supposedly about the millipede.  But those familiar with the plotline know that this statement hints at legacy and the future of the family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Hand turns loom;  spools of green, spools of black;  dragons of flesh weaving dragons of thread.&#8217;In the seventh episode, Helaena speaks in riddles.  \u201cHand turns loom\u201d likely refers to Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, who has been playing the long game for decades, orchestrating a behind-the-scenes plot to take power.  The \u201cspools of green\u201d and \u201cspools of black\u201d refer to the two factions in the war.  The Greens, the color of the Hightowers, support Aegon&#8217;s bid for the throne;  the Blacks support Rhaenyra&#8217;s claim.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cdragons of flesh weaving dragons of thread\u201d could be referencing the Dance of the Dragons, with members of House Targaryen on both sides \u2014 the dragon riders, at least \u2014 uniting, reproducing and eventually calling the banners to war.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 450px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:64%;\"><img class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Ollie Upton \/ HBO\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/FsXvsWMfVZmY8SeT5zwNtQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTQ1MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/_83ktrGP2uK4i9YlKotqkw--~B\/aD0xNTk1O3c9MjUwMDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nbc_today_217\/4be2dc19c30756ddb539ee17865f9d47\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"Ollie Upton \/ HBO\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/FsXvsWMfVZmY8SeT5zwNtQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTQ1MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/_83ktrGP2uK4i9YlKotqkw--~B\/aD0xNTk1O3c9MjUwMDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/nbc_today_217\/4be2dc19c30756ddb539ee17865f9d47\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Ollie Upton \/ HBO<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2>&#8216;Beware the beast beneath the boards.&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>The eighth episode brings about Helaena&#8217;s most cryptic prophecy yet.  The &#8220;beast beneath the boards&#8221; could hint at a number of things, as shadowy figures abound.  This includes creepy Larys, of course, and Mysaria, aka the White Worm, who precedes Varys, from \u201cGame of Thrones,\u201d in her mastery of whispers.<\/p>\n<p>In the ninth episode, she takes on an urgent tone, stating, \u201cThere is a beast beneath the boards!\u201d  Helaena angrily swats away Alicent&#8217;s hand when mother tries to console daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Could it refer to Rhaenys and her dragon, Meleys, breaking through the ground of the Grand Sept at Aegon&#8217;s coronation?  Perhaps.<\/p>\n<p>But the biggest clue might rest with the prevalence of rats and the underground network of the Red Keep and King&#8217;s Landing.  Rats in this show signal a bad omen, appearing in bleak scenes, like the one feasting on spilled blood after Ser Criston Cole beats Jeffrey Lonmouth to death, or the one scurrying across a mantel in front of Viserys late at night, as the ailing king is literally decaying.<\/p>\n<p>Prophecy or not, beware the rats.<\/p>\n<p>This article was originally published on TODAY.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dance of the Dragons has finally begun. Whether the first salvo of the civil war dividing House Targaryen came from the Greens or the Blacks in HBO&#8217;s \u201cHouse of the Dragon,\u201d one theme has emerged: Helaena Targaryen saw it coming. the sister-wife of Aegon II, whose contested reign now challenges Princess Rhaenyra&#8217;s claim to &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/helaena-targaryens-house-of-the-dragon-prophecies-explained\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Helaena Targaryen&#8217;s &#8216;House of the Dragon&#8217; Prophecies Explained<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":106198,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/house-of-the-dragons-greens-blacks-war-and-dance-of-the-dragons-explained\/","url_meta":{"origin":102745,"position":0},"title":"House of the Dragon&#8217;s Greens-Blacks war and Dance of the Dragons, explained","date":"October 24, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"You've probably noticed a drastic uptick in the kind of fantasy jargon that House of the Dragon fans like to throw around over the last couple of weeks. 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